THE OXFORD HISTORY OF SCOTTISH PHILOSOPHY

The Princeton Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy has initiated an agreement with Oxford University Press for a new comprehensive, multi-authored history of Scottish philosophy in two volumes.

The Oxford History of Scottish Philosophy is the first work of this kind. Each volume of will comprise substantial essays that aim to combine historical understanding and philosophical analysis in a way that both informs readers and enables them to engage with the diversity and variety of this remarkable intellectual tradition. Beginning with its origins in the 17th century, Volume One will offer a new and comprehensive treatment of the philosophy and philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment. Volume Two will break new ground by exploring the legacy of Thomas Reid and ‘Common Sense’ in 19th century Scotland and its influence in Europe, North America and Australasia.A key theme is the reception of Kant, and the eventual transformation of the 18th century 'science of mind' into the Idealist metaphysics and empirical psychology of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Publication of The Oxford History of Scottish Philosophy is expected in 2013.